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Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, Minnesota

PMHNP or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Psychiatry (Full-time)

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$142k-$165k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 23m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Hennepin Healthcare has an opportunity for a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in our Inpatient Psychiatry Unit. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position working Monday-Friday days.

Responsibilities Include

  • Provide direct Psychiatric care to assigned patients on the Inpatient Unit
  • Work collaboratively and in consultation with the medical staff as indicated by the patient's health status and medical condition
  • Assess patients and prescribe appropriate medications according to prescribing authority protocol
  • Order, conduct, and interpret tests

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree in Mental Health Nursing or Physician Assistant studies from an accredited institution

Current Minnesota license to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (or eligibility)

If APRN, certification in Psychiatry (PMHNP) by an agency authorized to certify professional nurses in advanced practice

Completion of mandatory psychopharmacological coursework

Preferred Qualification

Previous experience working in Mental Health

Salary

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant pay is based on years since licensure and specialty area. The grid below represents current pay rates (rates adjusted annually in April) for this position:

  • Years Since Licensure Hourly Rate Annual Salary
  • 0-2 Years $68.25 $141,960
  • 3-4 Years $69.72 $145,018
  • 5-6 Years $73.39 $152,651
  • 7-9 Years $74.86 $155,709
  • 10-14 Years $77.07 $160,285
  • 15+ Years $79.26 $164,861

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct psychiatric care to assigned patients within the inpatient unit and work collaboratively with the medical staff. Responsibilities include assessing patient health status, prescribing medications, and ordering or interpreting diagnostic tests.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Mental Health Nursing or Physician Assistant studies and a current Minnesota license as an APRN or Physician Assistant. Candidates must hold psychiatric certification if an APRN and have completed mandatory psychopharmacological coursework.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedication prescriptionPsychopharmacologyClinical collaborationDiagnostic testing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PMHNP or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Psychiatry (Full-time) at Hennepin Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 45 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 29% are remote, 76% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$153k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $156k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
75%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.